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People have lost hope that peace is possible. Talking about peace seems too vulnerable, too naive, too dangerous. We have resigned ourselves to this unending war as the only way forward. But we have tried this. We have tried war. The only war that is won is one that leads to peace.

On paper Aziz and Maoz should not be friends. Aziz’s brother was killed by Israeli forces, and Maoz lost both his parents in the 7 October 2023 attacks. In The Future is Peace, these two lifelong peace activists take readers on a searing journey to understand this holy, bloodstained land and explore each other’s personal and national histories.

Pairing unapologetic candour and inspirational prose, Abu Sarah and Inon are sending a message to humanity that the people have the power to make change. Peace is achievable, not just between Palestinian and Israelis, but throughout the world.

Publisher Review

In the face of the suffering of these two brothers and the suffering of these two nations, I have no words. They have had the courage to embrace each other. Let us pray for peace, and for these two brothers to bring the will to work for peace to their people — HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Only knowledge and understanding can create reconciliation and peace. Leave it to Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon, who made this remarkable book together, and there could be and would be peace in the Holy Land. Let this book be read all over the world by young and old, Muslim and Jew and Christian alike, and hate will shrivel and die. Then and only then can the seeds of peace can be sown. How we all need that. And how we all need this book — MICHAEL MORPUGO Hopeful and inspirational, The Future is Peace is a walk through the land and history of Israel and Palestine that shows how two peace activists – an Israeli and a Palestinian – respect each other’s narratives and dare to dream magically of peace amidst the reality of conflict — SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE How can we forget the courageous embrace between Maoz Inon, an Israeli whose parents were killed by Hamas, and Aziz Abu Sarah, a Palestinian whose brother was killed by the Israeli army. They are now friends and work with one another. That gesture remains as a testimony and sign of hope — POPE LEO XIV Two courageous, beautiful human beings — CHRIS ANDERSON, head of TED Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon are not only brilliant guides to the tortured geography of the Holy Land. They are guides for how to retain our humanity, no matter how much pain we endure. They remind us that, despite oppression, violence and even genocide, Israeli Jews and Palestinians can live together equally, with justice, and in peace — PETER BEINART, author of Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza The Future is Peace is a remarkable book that brilliantly captures ‘the inescapable network of mutuality,’ accessed so powerfully by Martin Luther King. It’s a passionate book, carefully constructed and heartbreakingly true. The message is both simple and immense: we are all helixed together by our humanity. As a guide to the torn heart, it also allows a vision of repair — COLUM MCCANN Achingly tender, determinedly hopeful and fiercely brave, this is a book like no other. Maoz and Aziz show us through this part raw, painful and even sometimes humorous memoir, part deconstructed and clear geopolitical history lesson, part heartwarming manifesto what true courage looks like. They teach us that peace is not just an abstract idea but the only workable outcome to the heartbreak and hopelessness that has enveloped Israel and Palestine for decades. Aziz and Maoz’s ability to see past the fear and pain and search for the humanity in the other is a radical kind of love we should all aspire to. These are the voices we need amplified around the world. These are my heroes. I encourage everyone to walk with this road to peace with Maoz and Aziz. — TESS WOODS An excellent book, written with the language of compassion, understanding and dreaming of a future where everyone lives in harmony with one another. — Burhan Sonmez, President of PEN International Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah have peace making in their DNA – we all need to be inoculated with this. — Gabrielle Rifkind